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ram. >>> as democrats celebrate president obama's re-election in the white house, republicans are left asking themselves, now what? here's a quick snapshot. >> you said governor romney would get 53% plus in the popular vote, 300 electoral votes or more. what happened? >> i was wrong. republicans make a very serious look at what happened and why did it happen and why were we not more competitive at the presidential level. >> the reality is mitt romney won near historic portion of the white vote in america and suffered a very bad loss. that's because the country looks different. it has changed. >> we're going to win in the future, republicans need to do better among latinos and better among women particularly single women. >> with high unemployment rate, with high poverty, with an economy that is not strong, if you lose this election, what elections are you going to win? >> all right. let's get straight to our cnn political contributor margaret hoover, she's got an excellent panel with her. >> thank you, wolf. we do have an excellent panel and we are deconstructing what happened in the e
ram. >>> as democrats celebrate president obama's re-election in the white house, republicans are left asking themselves, now what? here's a quick snapshot. >> you said governor romney would get 53% plus in the popular vote, 300 electoral votes or more. what happened? >> i was wrong. republicans make a very serious look at what happened and why did it happen and why were we not more competitive at the presidential level. >> the reality is mitt romney won near historic...
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romney had the vote of older white males and white women. president obama had the majority vote of just about everyone else. >> reporter: the day after the election and there's a political hangover among conservatives. >> what we got was a weak, moderate candidate, hand picked by the belt way elites and country club establishment wing of the republican party. >> plenty of soul searching now, but one reality stands out, the face of america is changing. what clinched it for president obama? the minority vote, the youth vote and in part the women's vote. >> the reality is the younger voters, identify with the president. they like his positions. they like the democratic party's position. romney had 59% of the white vote. obama dominated everywhere else. >> when you look at a state like florida, we know that we signed up 137,000 new people to vote. and we also know that the president only won by about 50 thousand votes. and those folks we signed up to vote were black and brown primarily. >> reporter: studies show the hispanic vote agree between 4
romney had the vote of older white males and white women. president obama had the majority vote of just about everyone else. >> reporter: the day after the election and there's a political hangover among conservatives. >> what we got was a weak, moderate candidate, hand picked by the belt way elites and country club establishment wing of the republican party. >> plenty of soul searching now, but one reality stands out, the face of america is changing. what clinched it for...
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." >>> president obama steps out of the white house and into the home of a family much like those many middle class families all across the united states. it's all part of an effort to winover support for his plan in the face of fierce deadlock with the republicans over the looming fiscal cliff. our white house correspondent dan lothian caught up with the family just after the president left. dan is joining us now with the latest. how did it go, dan? >> reporter: well, wolf, the white house believes it went well. we've seen the president use this strategy before when he's locked in battle with republicans. he takes his message on the road. white house spokesman jay carney saying there are no announcements about face-to-face meetings or phone calls. for now this is how we see the president negotiating. it's a negotiating tactic that president obama always keeps in his tool kit, head to a backyard or living room, sit down with families who say his approach offers economic relief and send a loud message to congress with a personal touch. >> for them to be burdened unnecessarily because de
." >>> president obama steps out of the white house and into the home of a family much like those many middle class families all across the united states. it's all part of an effort to winover support for his plan in the face of fierce deadlock with the republicans over the looming fiscal cliff. our white house correspondent dan lothian caught up with the family just after the president left. dan is joining us now with the latest. how did it go, dan? >> reporter: well, wolf,...
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now the white house is detailing some of the things that president obama wants to do. today, for the first time, the white house got specific on how the president will tackle gun violence. >> is he right now actively considering measures, be it gun laws or mental health measures, right now? >> well, he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban. >> reporter: the white house says the president would also like to close the gun show loophole, ban high-capacity ammunition clip, and look at measures that address mental health. critics have charged the president with failing to lead on gun violence, even as republican supporters of gun rights, like ohio congressman, steve latourette, say it's time to find a bipartisan solution. >> i think most republicans are willing to have a very serious conversation about what this means and they're taking a second look at what the second amendment means in the 21st century. >> reporter: did the president feel like he was behind al
now the white house is detailing some of the things that president obama wants to do. today, for the first time, the white house got specific on how the president will tackle gun violence. >> is he right now actively considering measures, be it gun laws or mental health measures, right now? >> well, he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban. >> reporter: the white...
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will fall back into recession if president obama and congressional republicans can't head off big tax increases and government spending cuts that are now 25 days away. for now, the administration is looking at the economy's bright side. let's go live to our white house correspondent dan loathian. >> reporter: the white house says it is another indication that the economy is starting to heal from some of the wounds inflicted by the economic downturn. vice president joe biden out speaking with middle class americans today said that the u.s. economy has turned the corner. he was very emphatic about that saying saying it is moving in a positive direction. at the same time, he was putting pressure on lawmakers to come to an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff. it was yet another white house effort to rally support around its approach to the fiscal cliff. joe biden sitting down with seven middle class americans worried about their taxes going up. >> these are hard working, serious americans who are playing by the rules, doing it all right, and struggling already in this economy. >> reporter
will fall back into recession if president obama and congressional republicans can't head off big tax increases and government spending cuts that are now 25 days away. for now, the administration is looking at the economy's bright side. let's go live to our white house correspondent dan loathian. >> reporter: the white house says it is another indication that the economy is starting to heal from some of the wounds inflicted by the economic downturn. vice president joe biden out speaking...
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jessica, is it surprising that president obama is jumping into this union issue? >> reporter: well, we know how the president feels about this issue. he opposes these laws. but this is the first time he's weighed in on this law in michigan and i suppose the surprise is just how forcefully he spoke out against the michigan law and, you know, in part you can say maybe because his political considerations are different with the election over, one can see how he could now be more candid. here's what the president had to say earlier today, kate. >> these so-called right to work laws, they don't have anything to do with economic. they have everything to do with politics. what they are really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. you only have to look to michigan where workers were instrumental in reviving the auto industry to see how unions have helped build not just a stronger middle class but a stronger america. >>. >> reporter: now, come pair that to the president's posture when there was a recall for anti-union legislation. at that time, the
jessica, is it surprising that president obama is jumping into this union issue? >> reporter: well, we know how the president feels about this issue. he opposes these laws. but this is the first time he's weighed in on this law in michigan and i suppose the surprise is just how forcefully he spoke out against the michigan law and, you know, in part you can say maybe because his political considerations are different with the election over, one can see how he could now be more candid....
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this will be president obama's first statement from the white house since his re-election. and no doubt will be an opportunity for him to address some of these pressing issues raised by the cbo report, by the fiscal cliff, by our economic conditions right now, wolf. >> we will, of course, have live coverage of the president's statement on the economy. you're also finding out, jessica, some new information about the president's agenda for his second term. >> that's right, wolf. you know, during this election pundits criticized president obama for offering too few specifics during his campaign about what a second term would hold. the truth is, he did lay out a plan for his second term. you might criticize it as too light on the details, but there was an agenda and here's some of it. while the details may be sparse, president obama did outline a second-term agenda. the first big challenge? deficit reduction. >> my plan will cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next ten years. i'm going to cut out spending that we don't need. we already cut $1 trillion. >> reporter: specific
this will be president obama's first statement from the white house since his re-election. and no doubt will be an opportunity for him to address some of these pressing issues raised by the cbo report, by the fiscal cliff, by our economic conditions right now, wolf. >> we will, of course, have live coverage of the president's statement on the economy. you're also finding out, jessica, some new information about the president's agenda for his second term. >> that's right, wolf. you...
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is it just old white men polled showing romney's ahead of obama nationally and ahead, tied or only one or two points behind obama in traditionally safe. what a dumb and loaded question. they can start by being more inclusive for what they stand for. not everyone's millionaire or gone pro-war while insisting pro-life. for the record i'm a middle-aged almost 50 white guy and they've got nothing for me. alan in texas writes maybe a pair of mc hammer pants would be a good start, but don't ask "who let the dogs out." and larry in texas writes, i don't know, jack, you tell us. aren't you an old white man? am i ever. if you want to read more, go to cnn.com/caffertyfile or post on "the situation room"'s facebook page. >> thank you, jack. pizza chains doing battle so they don't have to tell you how many calories per slice. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, "what's next?" introd
is it just old white men polled showing romney's ahead of obama nationally and ahead, tied or only one or two points behind obama in traditionally safe. what a dumb and loaded question. they can start by being more inclusive for what they stand for. not everyone's millionaire or gone pro-war while insisting pro-life. for the record i'm a middle-aged almost 50 white guy and they've got nothing for me. alan in texas writes maybe a pair of mc hammer pants would be a good start, but don't ask...
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let's bring in our kmeef white house correspondent jessica yellin. what is the white house saying about today's dramatic, very important decision by the federal reserve? >> reporter: wolf, as usual, they are saying nothing. they don't want to comment on fed policy from the white house podium because they never want to say anything that might rock the markets. but i can tell you that democrats generally view these moves as a positive sign something that will create predictability for business so that's something that pleases them. also, behind closed doors here at the white house, wolf, they have been meeting with business leaders today. the president's top advisers and chiefly his economic team has been meeting with ceos and wall street hon chos trying to continue their charm offensive to help some of the nation's top business executives sell their deal on the fiscal cliff and this week the white house had a major victory on that front. the business roundtable, the group that represents some of the top business ceos changed its position and came out
let's bring in our kmeef white house correspondent jessica yellin. what is the white house saying about today's dramatic, very important decision by the federal reserve? >> reporter: wolf, as usual, they are saying nothing. they don't want to comment on fed policy from the white house podium because they never want to say anything that might rock the markets. but i can tell you that democrats generally view these moves as a positive sign something that will create predictability for...
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this is the first time that president obama has laid out a time line. he appointed vice president biden to lead this group of cabinet lawmakers to come out with some solutions and he wants those recommends from him no later than january. the president said this time washington won't just talk about tackling gun violence. >> this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real reforms right now. >> reporter: he urged congress to vote early next year on an assault weapons ban and high ammunition clips and close the loopholes so all gun buyers are subject to background checks. >> we're going to need to work on making access to mental health cares at least as easy to access to a gun. we're going to need to look at a culture that all too often glorifies gunses and violence. and any actions we must take must begin inside the home and inside our hearts. >> the pre
this is the first time that president obama has laid out a time line. he appointed vice president biden to lead this group of cabinet lawmakers to come out with some solutions and he wants those recommends from him no later than january. the president said this time washington won't just talk about tackling gun violence. >> this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and...
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our white house correspondent, brianna keilar joining us now from the summit in los cabos, mexico. have they made any progress based on what we know right now? >> progress, i would say yes, wolf. a solution to the eurozone crisis, which is the emphasis of this summit, no. but progress. and that has come in the form of some commitments from nations here to the international monetary fund. tens of billions of dollars to that fund to increase it to more than $450 billion. it's really quite a last resort fund should the eurozone crisis spill over in a dramatic way and start effecting countries outside of europe. and also we're expecting an assertion at the end of this summit saying that the eurozone members here, four of the 17 nations are here, that they are committed to finding a solution. and, wolf, you know this is hugely important for president obama. his re-election prospects very much hinge on the u.s. economy. and right now the u.s. economy is hinging on the eurozone crisis and finding a solution there. this summit really seen as a prelude to the eu summit that will take place
our white house correspondent, brianna keilar joining us now from the summit in los cabos, mexico. have they made any progress based on what we know right now? >> progress, i would say yes, wolf. a solution to the eurozone crisis, which is the emphasis of this summit, no. but progress. and that has come in the form of some commitments from nations here to the international monetary fund. tens of billions of dollars to that fund to increase it to more than $450 billion. it's really quite a...
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even pre-obama. >> and the president's problem has ways been white men. >> white men especially, yes. >> that's why the gender gap is so important to him because he does so well with women of all kinds. so if he can balance out that gap with white men, then he will win. very important. >> that's ohio, michigan, wisconsin. if he does well enough, good enough with white men. >> in our new poll, i was interested in this question, who's more likely to win the debates? there will be three presidential debates in october. >> you tell us. >> look at this. at least according to this cnn/orc poll, 59% think the president will win the debates. 34% romney. so the expectations are that the president will do well. >> i think in part that's because people are more familiar with the president. but that's the exact number from four years ago when they asked john mccain or then senator obama. it was 59%, 34% as well. we have personal experience, governor romney is not a bad di baiter. >> he's had a lot of practice. how many did they do? >> a dozen. >> 433. >> right. and if there are low expectations,
even pre-obama. >> and the president's problem has ways been white men. >> white men especially, yes. >> that's why the gender gap is so important to him because he does so well with women of all kinds. so if he can balance out that gap with white men, then he will win. very important. >> that's ohio, michigan, wisconsin. if he does well enough, good enough with white men. >> in our new poll, i was interested in this question, who's more likely to win the debates?...
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romney seemed to do that with this white house lunch with president obama. don't cry too much for romney though because he still has three things, family, faith and financial security. yes, and remember, romney is a multimillionaire several times over. so it's not like he needed the job. right now romney is subletting a space his ton's investment firm in boston. he'll be in the same building, i think it's a safe bet, wolf, we will be hearing from him again in some capacity or another, wolf. >> i'm sure we will. he'll do just fine. >> right. >> thanks very much. >>> the accused mastermind behind 9/11 potentially closer to coming to this very country he allegedly conspired to attack. >>> max says he's found a way to diagnose parkinsons with a simple phone call. >> they leave a voice recording, the alga rhythms will get an indication whether or not they have parkinsons. >> how confident can you be that that person has parkinsons? >> to 99%. >> that's pretty incredible. if he succeeds, he could change the game for parkinsons patients and doctors. on the next lis
romney seemed to do that with this white house lunch with president obama. don't cry too much for romney though because he still has three things, family, faith and financial security. yes, and remember, romney is a multimillionaire several times over. so it's not like he needed the job. right now romney is subletting a space his ton's investment firm in boston. he'll be in the same building, i think it's a safe bet, wolf, we will be hearing from him again in some capacity or another, wolf....
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now, this is a challenge for the white house how they handle this because president obama has not really attacked the supreme court very much. that hasn't been something he's done. he made a somewhat critical comment after the oral argument, but then they backed away from it a little bit. it's unclear to me how much they want to take on the supreme court. >> well, he took him on in the state of the union pretty good. >> that was citizens united. >> right. so he's not shy about doing it. >> he's not shy, but whether he wants to make it a big campaign issue or not, it doesn't seem that way. at least not at this stage. but obviously we have to wait and see what happens tomorrow. >> yes. sanjay, i want to let -- throw out some scenarios for you. tell me what would happen in this case should the entire law be struck down, which i think is probably the unlikeliest of the scenarios. but what if i've reached my lifetime cap with benefits? what happens to me next week when i show up at the doctor's office? >> keep in mind before i answer that, some of these provisions people are talking about hav
now, this is a challenge for the white house how they handle this because president obama has not really attacked the supreme court very much. that hasn't been something he's done. he made a somewhat critical comment after the oral argument, but then they backed away from it a little bit. it's unclear to me how much they want to take on the supreme court. >> well, he took him on in the state of the union pretty good. >> that was citizens united. >> right. so he's not shy about...
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if you call the obama white house, they say we modeled it after his plan. >> reporter: that's right, but john, mitt romney was getting the crowd fired up in northern virginia. he went right after the president's health care law, calling it bad, not just bad policy but bad economics, saying the president should have been focused on the economy in the first 18 months in office, not passing health care reform while he was joined on stage by not only the governor of virginia, bob mcdonald, but ken cuccinelli running for governor. he is a well known legal challenger to the president's health care law. they have both gone after mitt romney. they say the former massachusetts governor when in massachusetts passed basically the same law we have today that was passed on a national level. we did an interview with mitt romney in 2009 where he essentially touted the mandate in that health care law as a potential national model, said it was something that washington could learn from. i can tell you, john, that the former massachusetts governor is spending the night in washington tonight, he is exp
if you call the obama white house, they say we modeled it after his plan. >> reporter: that's right, but john, mitt romney was getting the crowd fired up in northern virginia. he went right after the president's health care law, calling it bad, not just bad policy but bad economics, saying the president should have been focused on the economy in the first 18 months in office, not passing health care reform while he was joined on stage by not only the governor of virginia, bob mcdonald,...
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they're introduced by republicans and the obama white house opposed those sanctions when they were introduced in congress. >> all right. >> and only put them in when congress passed it. >> gentlemen, unfortunately, we have to continue the debate on another day. maybe late they are week. there will be more to talk about. we know there will be a major foreign policy vice presidential debate. unfortunately, we have to leave it right there. >> thank you. >> thanks to both of you for joining us. >> we'll be right back. campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. [ "the odd couple" theme playing ] humans. even when we cross our "t"s and dot our "i"s, we still run into problems -- mainly other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, and new car placement, where if you total your new car, we give you the money for a
they're introduced by republicans and the obama white house opposed those sanctions when they were introduced in congress. >> all right. >> and only put them in when congress passed it. >> gentlemen, unfortunately, we have to continue the debate on another day. maybe late they are week. there will be more to talk about. we know there will be a major foreign policy vice presidential debate. unfortunately, we have to leave it right there. >> thank you. >> thanks to...
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let's go to cnn white house correspondent dan lothian. dan. >> reporter: joe, one of those concerns is about too much power in the hands of one person. we look back a few months ago it was unclear whether egypt was an ally of the u.s. now a senior administration official saying a relationship of trust has developed between president obama and president morsi. but as we know in any relationship things can get complicated. at the white house, a sense of calm kicking off the holiday season with the arrival of a 19-foot christmas tree. >> it is perfect. it's exactly what we needed. >> reporter: while the president headed to the golf course at joint base andrews. but the white house is closely watching developments in egypt. protests, violent at times and anger over what some see as president morsi's power grab, as declarations preventing any court from overturning his decisions. >> ilt appears the timing is curious. he's gotten this bump particularly for his role in mediating the cease-fire from the united states and from others. he's really
let's go to cnn white house correspondent dan lothian. dan. >> reporter: joe, one of those concerns is about too much power in the hands of one person. we look back a few months ago it was unclear whether egypt was an ally of the u.s. now a senior administration official saying a relationship of trust has developed between president obama and president morsi. but as we know in any relationship things can get complicated. at the white house, a sense of calm kicking off the holiday season...
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they met privately with president obama over at the white house today. among the governors, the utah republican governor, gary herbert. he's joining us now from capitol hill. governor herbert, thanks very much for coming in. take us inside that room, if you can. what did you learn from that meeting that you didn't know going in? >> i don't know if we learned a lot different, but it was nice to have the governors invited to be in the room. we sometimes have been ignored and underappreciated. and i think we have something to offer to help them solve some of the policy issues. >> are you more or less confident that we will avoid going over the fiscal cliff? >> i've got some concerns that they're still a ways apart. states are trying to do their part by doing more with less. we recognize it's a shared sacrifice. we're prepared to take less money and we ask to give us more flexibility. we can do more with less as a state. >> what does that mean, more flexibility? explain. >> well, money comes with strings. the more strings, the less flexibility. for example,
they met privately with president obama over at the white house today. among the governors, the utah republican governor, gary herbert. he's joining us now from capitol hill. governor herbert, thanks very much for coming in. take us inside that room, if you can. what did you learn from that meeting that you didn't know going in? >> i don't know if we learned a lot different, but it was nice to have the governors invited to be in the room. we sometimes have been ignored and...
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president obama wants to get some of it from the top 2% of wage earners. he wants to raise their tax rate and limit how much they can deduct. the white house says this will bring in $1.6 trillion over ten years. >> that's what the american people have voted for. >> republicans say they'll agree to bring in more money, but not by raising tax rates. in fact, they want to lower tax rates for everyone. instead they'd raise money only by limits deductions and closing loopholes. speaker boehner says this will raise $800 billion over ten years. >> america faces a serious problem. our goal is to make sure it gets solved. >> step two, avoiding the drastic spending cuts that begin on january 1st, the so-called sequester. both sides want to find savings in medicare, but disagree about how to do it. >> we need a responsible white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. >> and step three? the debt limit. >> i will not play that game. >> because we've got a -- we have to break that habit before it starts. >> the nation is going to hit the debt limit early
president obama wants to get some of it from the top 2% of wage earners. he wants to raise their tax rate and limit how much they can deduct. the white house says this will bring in $1.6 trillion over ten years. >> that's what the american people have voted for. >> republicans say they'll agree to bring in more money, but not by raising tax rates. in fact, they want to lower tax rates for everyone. instead they'd raise money only by limits deductions and closing loopholes. speaker...
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he got nailed when it came to working class white women, a group he was leading president obama with. so he had no choice but to recalibrate. that's why he had to say i was wrong. so, wolf, his answer's purely political. his true statement, his true feelings were what he said that night. i didn't hear him stumble. i didn't hear him stutter. he was quite clear. >> he said he was completely wrong, but that was only the day after that first presidential debate. and the president obviously missed an opportunity. >> yes, he did. >> he didn't even raise that 47% during that first debate. >> it's his version of being too polite. >> rich, let me start with you. how should in this vice presidential debate tomorrow night joe biden deal with this 47%? and how should ryan respond if he raises it? >> oh, i think the chicago campaign, the obama capaign, is -- understands that the strategy they had for that first debate was dreadful and they won't do that again. and i do think biden will come out with the 47% and for good reason. that's his base. biden for all the other things he does and for all th
he got nailed when it came to working class white women, a group he was leading president obama with. so he had no choice but to recalibrate. that's why he had to say i was wrong. so, wolf, his answer's purely political. his true statement, his true feelings were what he said that night. i didn't hear him stumble. i didn't hear him stutter. he was quite clear. >> he said he was completely wrong, but that was only the day after that first presidential debate. and the president obviously...
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they discussed it at the white house. tried to get a deal between speaker boehner and president obama. now it's gone to the senate. harry reid and mitch mcconnell will try to work something out. after that, they have run out of both time and places to go for a deal. >> right. most of the time, when there's stalemate, it's tougher for the democrats than republicans because democrats are the party of activist government. they want things to happen. when things don't happen, they're kind of the loser. in this case, it is hard to see how the republicans are better off after the cliff, if we go over. >> we're going to have more right after a quick break. ♪ ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby, can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended prob
they discussed it at the white house. tried to get a deal between speaker boehner and president obama. now it's gone to the senate. harry reid and mitch mcconnell will try to work something out. after that, they have run out of both time and places to go for a deal. >> right. most of the time, when there's stalemate, it's tougher for the democrats than republicans because democrats are the party of activist government. they want things to happen. when things don't happen, they're kind of...
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the obama campaign and the white house are keeping a distance from the debate. jay carney says he has yet to see the ad. >> simply saying i have not seen this, so how could i possibly assess it without -- >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: tomorrow is now today, and jay carney has been asked about this ad repeatedly by a number of reporters. no assessment from carney. the white house as well as the campaign distancing themselves from the super pac ad. a spokesperson says they have no knowledge of soptic's story. we know he told his personal story on an obama campaign call in may, a call that stephanie cutter, the deputy manager of the campaign was on. >> brianna, stand by. bill burton is here, founder of priorities usa action. you're responsible for this ad, is that right? >> that's right. >> you stand by it? >> absolutely. >> you make a serious allegation, in effect suggesting that the republican presidential nominee in effect is responsible for the death of this woman. >> that's absolutely not true. >> he is not responsi
the obama campaign and the white house are keeping a distance from the debate. jay carney says he has yet to see the ad. >> simply saying i have not seen this, so how could i possibly assess it without -- >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: tomorrow is now today, and jay carney has been asked about this ad repeatedly by a number of reporters. no assessment from carney. the white house as well as the campaign distancing themselves...
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he will enter the white house officially the second part of january. >> president obama. >> president obama. he has to form his government. in his election on the 22nd of january. you don't negotiate an electoral campaign. >> have you said this to president mahmoud abbas? >> yes. i have respect for him. i don't give him advice. so let him wait until two or three months for the american government. and then also we can even improve the meaning of opening negotiations without prior conditions, because they say no prior conditions and now prior conditions. oldest can be settled. and they say it will take another two or three months. if they don't do it, the congress may stop the financial assistance through the palestinians. hamas will get money from iran, from turkey, from other countries, and it will look like hamas is winning the story. it's a mistake. >> i know your time is limited, so i'll ask you the question i've been asking people. the other day john mccain, a senator, suggested that president obama ask former president bill clinton to serve as a special envoy to try to revive is
he will enter the white house officially the second part of january. >> president obama. >> president obama. he has to form his government. in his election on the 22nd of january. you don't negotiate an electoral campaign. >> have you said this to president mahmoud abbas? >> yes. i have respect for him. i don't give him advice. so let him wait until two or three months for the american government. and then also we can even improve the meaning of opening negotiations...
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the white house says mr. obama has "obviously got a lot on his plate." republicans suggest he's had time in the last six months to attend more than 100 fundraisers and play golf ten times. here's the question, should the economy prevent president obama from winning a second term? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog. or go to the post on the "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >> jack, thanks very much. >>> mitt romney is seizing on one remark by the president that jack mentioned. it's the centerpiece of a tough new web video portraying the president of the united states is tone deaf and insulting when it comes to american entrepreneurs. jessica yellin is here. she's been doing fact-checking for us. you've looked at the video, you've looked at the background. what are you finding out? >> wolf, we talk about this campaign moving so fast everything's at twitter speed, but it took a few days for team romney to capitalize on this sound bite. but now it's getting traction. the team is up with this new web video. see if you get the point
the white house says mr. obama has "obviously got a lot on his plate." republicans suggest he's had time in the last six months to attend more than 100 fundraisers and play golf ten times. here's the question, should the economy prevent president obama from winning a second term? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog. or go to the post on the "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >> jack, thanks very much. >>> mitt romney is seizing on one...
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jeffrey toobin is author of "the oath: the obama white house and the supreme court." so what exactly does he mean? you've studied justice scalia. you have studied the law. when he talks about the reduction to the absurd. >> well, it's actually a very interesting controversy that may be changing before our very eyes, wolf. because historically one of the grounds that congress can pass a law is they say, we morally disapprove. moral disapproval is not an aprop pree grounds for a government action but over time the court has said certain kinds of moral disapproval is no longer allowed. you can't simply disapprove of blacks and whites going to school together and pass a law. the question now is, is moral disapproval of homosexuality a legitimate ground for the government doing anything? that's really one of the main issues in this case coming out. >> that's his argument, that that's why he's opposed to it? is that what you're saying? >> well, what he's saying is that the legislature, whether it's a state legislature or congress can say we morally disapprove of homosexuali
jeffrey toobin is author of "the oath: the obama white house and the supreme court." so what exactly does he mean? you've studied justice scalia. you have studied the law. when he talks about the reduction to the absurd. >> well, it's actually a very interesting controversy that may be changing before our very eyes, wolf. because historically one of the grounds that congress can pass a law is they say, we morally disapprove. moral disapproval is not an aprop pree grounds for a...
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the white house and met with lobbyists outside the white house. now the white house is firing back. we have brianna keilar joining us now with details. >> the romney campaign and the rnc are seizing on this report that's been put out by a house committee -- a republican house committee important to note. it shows personal e-mails were used and that meetings were scheduled offsite to avoid there being a record in the white house visitors log. five days before health care reform passed the house, now the head of the obama campaign e-mailed a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry and he said in part, i will roll pelosi to get the $4 billion talking about the funding deal that got f pharma. it is okay for a white house official to use personal e-mail account for official business, but only if they cc or forward that e-mail from their personal account and they loop it into their official white house account. this is a legal issue. white house officials receive briefings on how to comply with the law. but, candy, on this particular e-mail -- and i've
the white house and met with lobbyists outside the white house. now the white house is firing back. we have brianna keilar joining us now with details. >> the romney campaign and the rnc are seizing on this report that's been put out by a house committee -- a republican house committee important to note. it shows personal e-mails were used and that meetings were scheduled offsite to avoid there being a record in the white house visitors log. five days before health care reform passed the...
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who he is, if there's a challenge in the white house, how does his gut and mind work. that's personal. part two, make the case against the incumbent president. bill clinton was the last candidate where you defeated an incumbent president. no easy task, especially when the president is well liked in tough economic times. second part of the speech, governor romney doing most of it, make the case against the president. but they don't believe as paul ryan said last night that's enough. then he has to prove to people his business experience, work at the olympics and as governor makes him. and they believe what they're trying to do is make the case he is uniquely qualified to be the turn around guy to help an economy in trouble. >> john with us through the night as well. thank you, john. let's get more with cnn political contributors. joining us now, democratic strategist, james cargill and alex cost tianna. how does he deal with that when he is associated with words like rich and business man? >> he is still rich and business man after this convention. but he has to let the
who he is, if there's a challenge in the white house, how does his gut and mind work. that's personal. part two, make the case against the incumbent president. bill clinton was the last candidate where you defeated an incumbent president. no easy task, especially when the president is well liked in tough economic times. second part of the speech, governor romney doing most of it, make the case against the president. but they don't believe as paul ryan said last night that's enough. then he has...
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he'll go into the white house briefing room to make a statement on where the fiscal cliff negotiations stand right now. stand by for that live coverage coming up here in "the situation room." >>> the nra says the answer to guns in schools is more guns. >> since when did the gun automatically become a bad word? >> there's a lot of reaction to what wayne la pea area said and our strategy session is next. 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash. plus trade up for an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. hurry. bonus cash ends january 2nd. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected
he'll go into the white house briefing room to make a statement on where the fiscal cliff negotiations stand right now. stand by for that live coverage coming up here in "the situation room." >>> the nra says the answer to guns in schools is more guns. >> since when did the gun automatically become a bad word? >> there's a lot of reaction to what wayne la pea area said and our strategy session is next. 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [...
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." >>> the battle for the white house now centered in the state of ohio. president obama paid yet another visit to what both campaigns see as a must-win state. and today the president came armed with a new report on tax policy that he used to hammer away at mitt romney. our cnn white house correspondent, dan lothian, is traveling with the president. dan, the president pretty much could take up citizenship in ohio at this point. >> reporter: that's right. he really could. he was right here in akron almost a month ago. it was part of his bus tour. and since he announced his re-election bid last spring, the president has been to this state about a dozen or so times. this is really a crucial state not only for the president but also for mitt romney. and today the president was going after his opponent on his tax plan saying they would be bad for the middle class. but the president also came under fire on two fronts, for proposed defense budget cuts and also for the auto bailout. >> carol? >> yes. >> reporter: it's standard operating procedure on the campaign t
." >>> the battle for the white house now centered in the state of ohio. president obama paid yet another visit to what both campaigns see as a must-win state. and today the president came armed with a new report on tax policy that he used to hammer away at mitt romney. our cnn white house correspondent, dan lothian, is traveling with the president. dan, the president pretty much could take up citizenship in ohio at this point. >> reporter: that's right. he really could. he...
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no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. guys, thanks, very much. >>> mitt romney's just wrapped up a campaign event. he's now saying what he likes. there are certain things he actually likes about president obama's health care reform. ♪ ♪ wow... [ female announcer ] sometimes, all you need is the smooth, creamy taste of werther's original caramel to remind you that you're someone very special. ♪ now discover new caramel apple filled werther's original. until i got a job in the big apple. becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti. but he had purina cat chow indoor. he absolutely loved it. and i knew he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home! [ female announcer ] purina cat chow indoor. and for a delicious way to help maintain a healthy weight, try new purina cat chow healthy weight. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? yes, ma'am. 100 calories. yea...i'
no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. guys, thanks, very much. >>> mitt romney's just wrapped up a campaign event. he's now saying what he likes. there are certain things he actually likes about president obama's health care reform. ♪ ♪ wow... [ female announcer ] sometimes, all you need is the smooth, creamy taste of werther's original caramel to remind you that you're someone very special. ♪ now discover new caramel apple filled werther's original. until i...
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john boehner and president obama are expected to meet at the white house any minute now. let's bring in dana bash. what are you learning? >> reporter: the president is probably on his way to have this meeting with the president that we heard about this afternoon. that's certainly true if you talk to former leaders like i did today on both sides of the aisle. tom daschle and trent lott who hashed out deals like this one. they said, this is exactly what needs to happen. talk: i used to stand outside in the hall and it was a question of when would the deal happen and now it's will they get a deal. what's changed? >> news media is more omnipresent. all of the new social media, traveling back and forth and different personal see teas. tom and i had our differences. not everything was just perfect. >> i was there. i know it wasn't. >> it wasn't perfect. >> and i still am convinced and hopeful, at least, that they are going to come to an agreement. there's an argument that you don't want to make it too early because that gives people not too happy with it more time to undermine
john boehner and president obama are expected to meet at the white house any minute now. let's bring in dana bash. what are you learning? >> reporter: the president is probably on his way to have this meeting with the president that we heard about this afternoon. that's certainly true if you talk to former leaders like i did today on both sides of the aisle. tom daschle and trent lott who hashed out deals like this one. they said, this is exactly what needs to happen. talk: i used to...
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and, yes, president obama won the white house, but the american people also elected a majority of republicans back to the house. so what we have is a divided government where one of our chambers is in republican hands, the white house and the senate is in democrat hands. that means that the message the people were sending is that they want compromise. if president obama wants to build a legacy, get things done, complicated things like immigration, not just fiscal cliff, but all things on his to-do list, it requires compromise. and if the republicans don't want to be scenes as obstructioni obstructionists, they also immediate to compromise. we have to come to the realize that the election ises past. let's put politics aside and let's he get things done. >> ana navarro, maria dough in a, thanks so much. >>> david gregory under investigation. did he violate d.c.'s gun laws on the air? jeffrey toobin joins me straight ahead. >>> an unusual police investigation here in the nation's capital. it started with this interview with a top nra leader on nbc's "meet the press." >> here is a magazine for am
and, yes, president obama won the white house, but the american people also elected a majority of republicans back to the house. so what we have is a divided government where one of our chambers is in republican hands, the white house and the senate is in democrat hands. that means that the message the people were sending is that they want compromise. if president obama wants to build a legacy, get things done, complicated things like immigration, not just fiscal cliff, but all things on his...
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for his part, president obama is trying to break that stalemate by asking voters to put more pressure on the republicans. cnn chief white house correspondent jessica yellin and chief political correspondent gloria borger join us right now. gloria, guess i'll start with you. does the president have any leverage? >> he has a lot of leverage right now. i mean, if you look back to the debt ceiling in the summer of 2011, you recall the president was accused of negotiating with himself because it was sort of a time of weakness for him. right now, look, joe, he's just won re-election. 67% of the american public according to our polls believes that there should be a deal that contains a combination of spending cuts and tax increases. more than half of the american public says, you know what, we'd like the taxes on the wealthy to go up. so he does have public opinion on his side. just been re-elected. so he feels like, you know, he's got the wind at his back so to speak. >> jessica yellin, when you look at the situation a lot of democrats on capitol hill are suggesting they're ready to go over
for his part, president obama is trying to break that stalemate by asking voters to put more pressure on the republicans. cnn chief white house correspondent jessica yellin and chief political correspondent gloria borger join us right now. gloria, guess i'll start with you. does the president have any leverage? >> he has a lot of leverage right now. i mean, if you look back to the debt ceiling in the summer of 2011, you recall the president was accused of negotiating with himself because...
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just a while ago the white house released this written statement from president obama. let me read from part of it "by any measure david petraeus has made our nation safer and stronger. today, i accepted his resignation as director of the central intelligence agency and i am completely confidence that the cia will continue to thrive and carry. let's talk a little more about what's going on, the breaking news. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is standing by. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is standing by. and our chief political analyst gloria borger is standing by. gloria, let me start with you. you just spoke with some people up on the hill. what are they saying? >> i just spoke with diane finestein. she calls this a tragic story for a human being. she says people may start saying he's a scapegoat for benghazi and the controversy in benghazi. she says that is absolutely false. she said i know what the personal story is here. it is not a coverstory. what she did say to me, wolf, is that she didn't understand why the immediate departure. you kn
just a while ago the white house released this written statement from president obama. let me read from part of it "by any measure david petraeus has made our nation safer and stronger. today, i accepted his resignation as director of the central intelligence agency and i am completely confidence that the cia will continue to thrive and carry. let's talk a little more about what's going on, the breaking news. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is standing by. our pentagon...
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president obama told a group of jewish leaders in the white house that he intended to pursue daylight between israel and the united states. that the u.s. and israel had been too close in the previous years. later on in 2010 his secretary of defense said that israel had isolated itself in the arab world. israel was responsible for its isolation. and you played that of governor romney saying behind closed doors trashing the prime minister of israel. what happens is the president makes these statements and they get echoed by israel's adversaries around the world further isolating israel. strategic cooperation is important except when it's compromised by the diplomatic isolation the president has subjected israel too. >> go ahead, robert wexler. >> a year ago the secretary of defense of israel, ahud barack talked about a political tsunami that would potentially overwhelm the state of israel and he was referring to the palestinian declaration -- unilateral declaration of statehood at the united nations. who defeated that? president obama essentially single handedly stopped the palestinians
president obama told a group of jewish leaders in the white house that he intended to pursue daylight between israel and the united states. that the u.s. and israel had been too close in the previous years. later on in 2010 his secretary of defense said that israel had isolated itself in the arab world. israel was responsible for its isolation. and you played that of governor romney saying behind closed doors trashing the prime minister of israel. what happens is the president makes these...